Sunday, July 04, 2010

soup of health

creamy roads on my soup
create an illusion of well being-
rains pour down my cheeks

rivulets of rain
go down the muddy drain
as soup keeps me sane

sanity has a price I think,
demolishing the creamy roads
as I eat the rice in soup

fork is completely useless
to trudge through those roads
I lick the spoon spotless

if I should die now
think only this of me-
she loved rich soups!

22 comments:

Stan Ski said...

I'm sure you'll be remembered for other things, but thanks for the food fun memory.

Harshad Mehta said...

Brought smile on my face though you talk of death!

It says you will live long to give such rich creamy treat to mind and heart.

Gemma Wiseman said...

As a child I used to love playing with those creamy roads on the soup's surface! Loved creating swirls within swirls! Enjoyed how you connected all three prompts within a bowl of soup!

Ramesh Sood said...

That's true and wonderful poetry.. howmany can really lick the spoon spotless.. great to see your passion for life..and the way you put it..and thanks for the prompt that made me write something very close to my heart...

anthonynorth said...

A great analogy here.

Loch Rob said...

Sometimes something as simple as soup can keep us sane. A warm reminder on a rainy day. I like the imagery in your poem.

SandyCarlson said...

That illusion can make even the creamiest of soups (experiences) hard to swallow. Thanks for this, Gautami

Diane T said...

The older I get, the more I wish I had a spoon instead of a fork, lol. I love this poem - funny!

Elizabeth said...

I too, prefer eating with a spoon, out of a bowl. But, my bowl isn't necessarily healthy. However, I am also driven to lick that spoon spotless, but it could definitely lead to an end of me. And no, I ain't telling, so don't ask.

Obviously loved this poem, the humor and lovely light touch that ends in death. Reality always creeps in. Good thing, that.

vivienne blake said...

great fun. Lovely soup.

Tammie Lee said...

in the end i had to chuckle out loud. Fun piece.

keiths ramblings said...

Lovely poem , great ending!

one more believer said...

i like this adventure of life's experiences.. along different paths rain or shine... i had to laugh at that last line...very good...

Amity said...

a lovely rendition Gautami...

i love these lines:

"if I should die now
think only this of me-
she loved rich soups!"

Anonymous said...

Gautami, a great marriage of the road and one of my favorite foods... for me, I saw shrimp bisque. Memory poems are the best, and yours is very tasty indeed! Amy

JP/deb said...

great take on the prompt - love the playfulness of your imagery :)

peace,
JP/deb

Tumblewords: said...

Cleverly done -

George S Batty said...

In my younger years I had a girl friend that believed a creamy soup on a cold rainy night was as close to heaven as you could get on this earth.

Anonymous said...

You have me craving a rich creamy soup on a hundred degree day. Thanks for the smile.

Sandra.if said...

those roads are amazing ...love it!

Robin said...

Very cleverly done, indeed! You got a lot going on here, and I think it came together wonderfully.

Pearl said...

indeed, soups keep sanity. something about the forced measured slowness of it all. it creates a calming a ritual.